Stabbing victim becomes Vancouver's first homicide of 2014

A 28-year-old man who was stabbed in downtown Vancouver on Sunday evening has died, according to a police report. The deadly encounter marks the city's first homicide of 2014.

A 28-year-old man who was stabbed in downtown Vancouver on Sunday evening has died, according to a police report. The deadly encounter marks the city's first homicide of 2014.

After receiving reports of a fight and stabbing near Granville and West Georgia streets shortly after 11 p.m., Vancouver Police Department officers and paramedics located an unconscious man on the sidewalk who had suffered what appeared to be a "life-threatening stab wound."

The unidentified victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he underwent surgery, but died from complications related to his injuries around 2 a.m..

Acting on tips from witnesses, officers arrested two men in connection to the stabbing.